Dummy

Dummy

A temporary file, document, program, process, or alphanumeric character that is used to hold a place for another file, document, program, process, or character. When the actual information is available, the dummy information is deleted. Dummy is often required as a place holder when a programme cannot deal with blank spaces while waiting for data to arrive.

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